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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 9:15 AM
The B.C. government is protecting vital coastal ecosystems, creating new jobs and advancing sustainable fisheries and economic opportunities in the Northern Shelf Bioregion (also known as the Great Bear Sea) in partnership with First Nations, the federal government and donors.
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 11:30 AM
The Government of British Columbia has brought together an independent Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel to support its next steps in its science-based approach to transforming old growth management.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:30 AM
The Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2017, following the enactment of regulations that bring the act into force and fulfill government’s commitment to ecosystem-based management in the Great Bear Rainforest.
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Monday, September 26, 2016 1:30 PM
A new $1-million trust will be established to commemorate the visit of Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and celebrate the endorsement of the Great Bear Rainforest under The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy initiative.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016 10:21 AM
The Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act, supports a strict new ecosystem-based management regime created through unprecedented collaboration for the globally unique region along British Columbia’s north and central coast.
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Monday, February 1, 2016 10:15 AM
First Nations, environmental groups and coastal forest industry representatives joined the Province to celebrate achieving ecosystem-based management in the Great Bear Rainforest.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 9:45 AM
Another milestone was reached with environmental groups and forest companies jointly submitting proposals to increase conservation, while maintaining economic activity in the Great Bear Rainforest.
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:00 PM
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Ida Chong recognized government's success in signing 18 non-treaty agreements with First Nations, surpassing goals set out in the BC Jobs Plan.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 2:15 PM
A day after releasing her government's latest update on the BC Jobs Plan, Premier Christy Clark visited West Fraser Timber's Williams Lake Sawmill to tout the benefits of the plan to the Cariboo Region.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:35 PM
Since the launch of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan one year ago, billions in new investment and thousands of new jobs have been added to our economy, making British Columbia a national leader in job creation.
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